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Offline robh

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« on: March 10, 2010, 08:11:16 PM »
Help please,
I have been using the round pocket wizard by Brian Barker which is included in the Mach 3 program. All worked well at first but now the pockets are not round, there are flats on both sides in the X plane. I am using a sherline mill !.

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Re: wizards
« Reply #1 on: March 10, 2010, 09:22:30 PM »
Adjust the screws to remove some of the backlash on the Sherline.
It's not the program.
RICH

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Re: wizards
« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2010, 08:56:52 AM »
Hi Rich,
Thanks for the reply, I should have thought of that !. There is definitely something loose in the Z axis lead screw.
Should I be using the backlash compensation in the config. menu also?. I have tried it but it seems to slow things down quite a bit.
Bob.

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« Reply #3 on: March 11, 2010, 09:11:37 AM »
Make the mechanical adjustments as best you can and then use  backlash comp . It works quite well and shouldn't slow things much
since all it does it take out the non movement on change of direction.
RICH

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Re: wizards
« Reply #4 on: March 11, 2010, 11:40:28 AM »
Thanks again Rich,
I adjusted the leadscrews as you suggested and all is working fine.